Package for the containment and the display of articles and related manufacturing process

Abstract

A package for containment and display of articles comprises: a box-shaped body provided with a bottom and with side walls adapted to bound a housing compartment; at least one first supporting structure comprising at least one housing cavity for the housing of a respective article; at least one second supporting structure side by side to the first supporting structure and comprising at least one housing cavity for the housing of a further respective article; wherein the supporting structures are configured to be at least partly fitted inside the housing compartment, and wherein the package also comprises a covering layer superimposed on the first supporting structure and on the second supporting structure and having a plurality of through openings, each superimposed on a respective cavity of said supporting structures.

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         11 . A Package for containment and display of articles comprising:
 a box-shaped body provided with a bottom and with side walls adapted to bound a housing compartment;   at least one first supporting structure comprising at least one housing cavity for housing a respective article;   at least one second supporting structure side by side to said first supporting structure and comprising at least one housing cavity for housing a further respective article;   wherein said at least one first and one second supporting structures are configured to be at least partly fitted inside said housing compartment,   and wherein said package also comprises a covering layer superimposed on said first supporting structure and on said second supporting structure and having a plurality of through openings, each superimposed on a respective housing cavity of said at least one first and one second supporting structures.   
     
     
         12 . The package according to  claim 11 , wherein said box-shaped body, said at least one first and one second supporting structures and/or said covering layer are made of solid, hygroscopic, biodegradable, bio-based, fiber materials (e.g., natural fiber or plant fiber), or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The package according to  claim 11 , wherein said box-shaped body, said at least one first and one second supporting structures and/or said covering layer are made of a solid material comprising a paper and/or cardboard mixture. 
     
     
         14 . The package according to  claim 11 , wherein each housing cavity is sized in such a way that the respective article is at least partly retained by interference therein. 
     
     
         15 . The package according to  claim 11 , wherein each through opening of said covering layer has substantially a same outline as an underlying respective housing cavity. 
     
     
         16 . The package according to  claim 11 , wherein said covering layer has at least one edge bounding or contributing to bound each through opening and wherein at least a stretch of said edge is configured to at least partly obstruct entry of a respective article into said housing cavity and to define retaining means of said respective article. 
     
     
         17 . The package according to  claim 11 , wherein each of said at least one first and one second supporting structures is made from a laminar structure which, by means of folding lines, defines a central portion from which lateral flaps extend opposite each other. 
     
     
         18 . The package according to  claim 17 , wherein each of said at least one first and one second supporting structures is made in a single body piece and said at least one housing cavity is positioned at said central portion from which said housing cavity protrudes seamlessly. 
     
     
         19 . A manufacturing process of a package for containment and display of articles, comprising the following phases:
 having a box-shaped body provided with a bottom and with side walls adapted to bound a housing compartment,   having at least one first supporting structure comprising at least one respective housing cavity for the housing of a respective article,   having at least one second supporting structure comprising at least one respective housing cavity for the housing of a further respective article,   fitting said at least one first and one second structures inside said housing compartment of the box-shaped body in a side by side configuration,   applying a predetermined amount of adhesive substance onto central portions of said said at least one first and one second supporting structures,   having a single covering layer and joining said single covering layer to the central portions of said at least one first and one second structures by bonding.   
     
     
         20 . A manufacturing process of a package for containment and display of articles, comprising the following phases:
 having a plurality of box-shaped bodies each provided with a bottom and with side walls adapted to delimit a housing compartment,   having a first mold for the manufacture of a plurality of first supporting structures provided with at least one respective housing cavity for the housing of at least one first article,   having a second mold for the manufacture of a plurality of second supporting structures provided with at least one respective housing cavity for the housing of at least one second article,   having a third mold for the manufacture of a plurality of further supporting structures provided with at least one respective housing cavity for the housing of at least one third article,   fitting said first supporting structure and said second supporting structure inside the housing compartment of a first box-shaped body in a side by side configuration,   fitting said first supporting structure and said further supporting structure inside the housing compartment of a second box-shaped body in a side by side configuration.